INSIDER February 2019 | Page 24

The perfect Valentines treat! These delicious gooey chocolate brownies with a raspberry buttercream filling are a perfect treat for any occasion; whether it’s a birthday party snack or a treat at home– but the creamy pink buttercream is the perfect Valentine’s twist. Baking is the ideal way to detox or to spend time with friends and family, without relying on a screen or computer. Making sweet treats like cookies and cakes can be extremely rewarding– especially when someone else can give you a review! So, next time that you have spare time on your hands, pick up this recipe and have a try! Raspberry buttercream : The brownies: 50 g butter 1 cup melted butter 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 & 1/4 cups white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla ex- tract 1) Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius 2) Line pan/tray with baking paper 3) Combine melted butter, oil & sugars in a bowl & whisk well. Add vanilla ex- 2) tract & eggs & whisk for another mi- nute 4) Sift in flour & cocoa powder. Gently fold the dry ingredients in to the wet ingredients. 5) Gently Fold in the chocolate pieces 6) 1) Cook raspberries in a medium pan over a medium heat until broken down in to a sauce Use a sieve to remove raspberry seeds, which should leave a smooth raspberry sauce 3) Combine the butter and icing sugar to make buttercream 4) Pour in to pan & spread evenly Add a few teaspoons of the raspberry sauce until the desired pink colour is achieved. 7) Bake for 20/25 minutes until the mid- 5) dle no longer jiggles & leave to cool Then either pipe or spread the icing on to one brownie and place another on top. 8) Using a cookie cutter, make as many circles as possible. Credits: https://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/fudgy-brownie-hearts-with-fresh-raspberry- buttercream/ & https://cafedelites.com/worlds-best-fudgiest-brownies/